Watching Movies,Writing Reviews

Watching movies, for me, began in the 1940s when, as a cunning, ten-year-old, would-be-movie-goer with no money, I would sidle up, on humid summer nights, to peer in - carefully! - at the movie screen through the wide open side-exit doors of the local cinema, in which many of the patrons were furiously waving their fans, or hat brims, in front of their faces to help alleviate their seated discomfit on sticky-with-sweat - and other nameless goo - vinyl seat covers. For me, the outside concrete pathway was warm, still, but slate clean. Sitting tailor-wise, elbows on knees, I saw many movies that way. Had to keep on the lookout for ushers though ... and be ready to scarper....

These days, of course, pirate-seeing movies has made a paradigm shift in method. Which many naturally deplore, others simply shrug, artists lament and governments condemn and prosecute - if they can.

What hasn't changed, fundamentally, are those who perhaps influence movie-goers by writing reviews of movies. Like many, I have read hundreds, perhaps a few thousand, commentaries by a great variety of writers over the previous sixty years - I know because I began that type of reading when I was about 13 or so.

It was five decades, though, before I thought about writing my own reviews. And that only happened when I joined IMDB.com as a member, in 2007, with the express purpose of contributing to the mix. Candidly, I wanted to find out if I could write reviews which other movie-goers would appreciate.

Without further ado, then, here is a selection of my favourite movies (in alphabetical order). Click on any title to go directly to that page at IMDB.COM where you will find my review. But be aware that my review is not always front and centre at the IMDB pages; at page landing, to find my review you might be required to scroll down until you find my name, under which is my review. (I have no control over that process.)

No doubt you have noticed the lack of action thrillers in the above. While I do watch and like some, I don't review them, generally. Hence, it may well be you dislike all of the above titles; but I hope not. However, at IMDB, I have almost four hundred titles from which to choose. To browse sequentially through them, you must become a member by setting up a free account and writing a few reviews (each a minimum of two hundred words).

Alternatively, you can choose a Pro Membership (for a fee) to get unlimited access to all features, at any time.

If you do like some of my reviews, you can - as a member - choose a YES or NO as your vote on my efforts as a reviewer. Moreover, if you haven't seen some (or all) of the above titles, I do strongly and unconditionally recommend all of them.

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Read more about it and choose a fully illustrated paperback here or choose the ebook here.

Everybody has an opinion!

Over many years, I've written on a large variety of topics, all of which are here for you to read.

You can browse through the titles here, including one describing in detail how I cured arthritis in my hands. And how, amazingly and inadvertently, the end of a rainbow found me and my wife. I kid you not!